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Sputnik 1-USSR
The Sputnik 1 was the first artificial earth satellite -
Sputnik 2-USSR
Sputnik 2 was the second spacecraft launched into Earth's orbit. This mission also included the first dog that travelled to space, Laika -
Explorer 1-USA
Explorer 1 was the first United States satellite to enter Earth's orbit. -
Vanguard 1-USA
The Vanguard 1 was the second US satellite to reach orbit. It functioned for 3 years. It was also solar powered. -
Sputnik 3-USSR
The third Russian Satellite, Sputnik 3 was launched into orbit. -
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)-USA
NASA is formed as a branch of the US government, the sole purpose is to research space. This replaces NACA -
Pioneer 1-USA
Pioneer 1 was the first spacecraft launched by the newly formed NASA. -
Luna 1-USSR
Luna 1 was launched by Russia. It was the first man-made object to orbit the sun. -
Pioneer 4-USA
The Pioneer 4 was launched by NASA, it passes within 37,000 miles of the moon. -
Luna 2-USSR
Luna 2 was launched by Russia. It became the first man-made object to impact the moon's surface. -
Luna 3-USSR
Luna 3 was launched by the Russians. It orbited the moon and photographed 70% of the surface. -
Tiros 1-USA
Tiros 1 was the first weather satellite launched by the United States. -
Discoverer XIV-USA
The Discoverer XIV was the first camera equipped spy satellite launched by the United States. -
Yuri Gagarin-USSR
Yuri Gagarin, from Russia, becomes the first man in space. He orbited earth. -
Alan B. Shepard-USA
Alan B. Shepard became the first man in space aboard the Mercury spacecraft -
L. Gordon Cooper-USA
L. Gordon Cooper was the last American to fly in space alone. -
Ranger 7-USA
Ranger 7 was the first American probe to transmit close up pictures of the moons surface. -
Alexei Leonov-USSR
The Russian cosmonaut, Alexei Leonov, performed the first spacewalk, where he spent 12 minutes outside his spacecraft. -
Ed White-USA
Ed White performs the first American spacewalk. He was in the Gemini capsule. -
Mariner 4-USA
Mariner 4 sent NASA close up pictures of Mars -
Venera 3-USSR
Venus 3 is launched. It is the first man-mad object to impact the surface of Venus -
Luna 9-USSR
Luna 9 is the first spacecraft to land softly on the moon's surface. -
Luna 10-USSR
Luna 10 becomes the first satellite to orbit the moon. This is a Russian satellite -
Surveyor 1-USA
Surveyor 1 becomes the first American craft to land softly on the moon's surface. -
Lunar Orbiter 1-USA
Lunar Orbiter 1 took the first picture of Earth from the Moon. -
Apollo 8-USA
This flight contained the first humans to leave low earth orbit. -
First Steps-USA
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the moon. -
Venera 7-USSR
First soft landing on the planet of Venus -
Apollo 15-Lunar Rover-USA
During the Apollo 15 mission to the moon, the crew drove the first vehicle on the moon. -
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Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP)-USA/USSR
The ASTP was a joint operation between the United States and Russia. In this flight, the Apollo Command and Service Module with the Soviet Soyuz 19.
